cut wires?????

got my XJ750RJ 4month ago and the guy i got it from cut the wiring to shreds. but i got the bike running about two weeks ago and i can't decied weather to take the whole harness of and builed my own or work with the mess the prevouis owner left me

 

Unless he was a complete psycho, it's probably going to be easier to repair the harness than to build a new one.

Alternatively, if you can let it sit for a while, these harnesses do come up on eBay pretty often, or you could check the salvage yard network for one.

Any idea what the PO was trying to accomplish?

 

i think he was a psycho although the bike does show signs of being layed down

 

Your best bet is to get the factory wiring diagram and start tracing wires until you get it right. I know it sounds like a pain in the a$$, but it's about the only way to any relief from the wiring blues. Good luck!

 

did the 82 seca 750 come with a round headlight?

 

Nope, my '82 Seca came with a square one.

 

Nope... It's a rectangular unit

 

mine has a round head light and the origanl wiring is gone this guy has fuses on neg wires and power wires bolted to the frame and all kinds of stuff

 

Ah ya...that guy was an idiot if he has positive wires grounded to the frame. He obviously knows nothing about wiring.
No wonder he sold the bike. I he ever would've got it running (long shot) he probably would've had a fire!!! 8O
**On another note, reminds me of a trick I learned by trial and error. I grounded out the side marker lights on my truck to the positive side of the blinkers, so the marker lights blink opposite from the blinkers. There's one wire on each signal light that it will work with, so you have a 50/50 chance of it working the first time. When the blikners are not on, the side marker lights work as usual. It works on some trucks but no all of them. It works on the older Chevys for sure.

 

it did cautch fire

 

sorry to hear that.

 

it's all good it is still ride able just a little scary not knowing if your about to brust in to flames or not. but it is my favate bike out of all the bikes i have had before

 

I would hold out for another harness from e-bay. There should be some for sale soon. Good Luck

 

Come to think of it, I still have the old 650 Maxim out back with the main wiring harness still intact. If it would work on your bike, I'm not sure? I guess you'd need a wiring diagram to see if it's compatable with your scoot.

 

how could i cross ref. you harness with my bike?

 

? I don't have a clue unless you have the schematic for both bikes and compare them I guess. I don't think there is much difference, except for the computer/monitor if you have that on your bike. The Maxim didn't have the monitor on it, so I assume those wires are not there on my harness.

 

i plan on turning in to bobber eventully

 

Well in that case...
There are a hell of alot of wiring you won't be needing then. I tore the speedo/tach off of mine and cut all those wires that came out (and went into) the computer monitor. That was alot of of stuff that you won't be needing if your bobbing it. I first went with the wiring diagram (color coded wires) and labled all the wires I would be needing, which were the light for the speedometer (1 wires, alot of them share a common ground) signal lights (3 wires) nuetral light (2 wires) headlight (three wires)
So the rest of the wires are cut short and labeled with tape (incase I need them for something in the future) and tucked behind the headlight. I am going to shove them inside the new headlight housing when I get around to it.
I also elliminated all the plastic connectors which makes it a hell of alot easier to relocate the wires and hide them. I spent a one whole day cutting, soldering and heat-shinking all the wires together, and I'm so glad I did it. I can't believe all the crap I had laying on the floor when I got done!

 

or i mit just fix it and ride

 

Here ya go. This used to be a Seca!

 

A number of circuits, such as the headlight, tail light, and stop light, go THROUGH the computer, so you'd need to either re-wire those circuits or disconnect the computer to use a non-Seca 750 harness.

If you're going to bob the poor thing (sorry, not a fan of bobbers), then the simpler, no computer, harness would probably be a good choice (I expect you'll be swapping in a simpler instrument cluster as part of the custom work?).

 

not sure if i am going to bobit but i relly like the look of the bike and the brake light neturl light and head light are all by-passed form pevious owner